piss on

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piss on (third-person singular simple present pisses on, present participle pissing on, simple past and past participle pissed on)

  1. (mildly vulgar, slang, idiomatic) To express contempt and disrespect for someone or something, or to act accordingly.
    Synonyms: shit on, dump on, cack on, kak on
    You just completely pissed on my job performance here.
    If you cancel this contract, you're basically pissing on me and all the work I've done for you.
  2. (mildly vulgar, slang, idiomatic, imperative) To reject (a person, an idea, etc.)
    She wants us to work at night in the dark? Piss on that. I'm going home early.
    You've done nothing but complain the whole time we've been here. Piss on you. I'm done listening to you.
    • 1968, United States. National Railroad Adjustment Board, Awards of the Second Division, National Railroad Adjustment Board, with an Appendix. Vol. 58, page 10:
      As Mr. Green started to dial the phone to contact Mr. Noonan, Mr. King said to Mr. Green, "Piss on you, piss on the railroad, and if you are calling Mr. Noonan, piss on him too.
    • 2010, Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth, page 278:
      "Piss on that!" Ellen shouted. [] "Piss on you, Tom Builder! [] Piss on all of you, too. [] Piss on Kingsbridge Priory! [] Piss on the prior!" she said. "Piss on the sub-prior, and the sacrist, and the cantor and the treasurer, and all [] "
    • 2013, Gary Pak, Brothers Under a Same Sky, page 109:
      Pirelli: You're really into that humanitarian bit, huh? Well, piss on you. I just want to get out of this army and get me a job.
      []
      Pirelli: Hey piss on you. You don't know my life back in the good ole United States. Piss on you.
      Han: Well, piss on you, too.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piss,‎ on.
    • 2001, Adam Biro, Two Jews on a Train: Stories from the Old Country and the New, page 36:
      The fox is a very dangerous animal. First, he can attack people; he can bite if he feels cornered without any hope of escape. Worse, he can piss on you, and his urine can be deadly if it's from a female with a liver disease.
    • 2021, Mike J. Aronson, Whatever, page 164:
      It's better to be pissed off than be pissed on. Unless you have a snakebite or you're on fire.

Usage notes

Unlike the structurally similar spit on and shit on, this expression is often used imperatively. In these sentences, piss on behaves like fuck and screw, and the subject is always omitted. However, the formation piss on me is uncommon.

Although the euphemistic pee on can carry the same meaning, it is uncommon even among those otherwise prone to euphemisms; other expressions are more commonly employed in its place.

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